Door structure



Nov. 14, 1939. A. A. VAN A;I'TA

DOOR STRUCTURE Filed June 7, 1937 5 Shets-Sheet 1 Nov. 14, 1939.

A A. VAN ATTA DOOR STRUCTURE Filed June 7, 1937 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Hum/"M 41.

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Patented Nov. 14, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE k 2,180,267 J I noon sTnUo'rURE Arthur A. Van Atta, Marion, Ohio Application June '1, 1937, Serial 146,898

- 6 Claims.

This invention relates to a door structure of the hinged adjustable type, capable of being fitted as ascreen or other type of door, but it is designed primarily for use as a screen door.

{The object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a hinged adjusta ble door structure capable of being adjusted to compensate for diiferent widths and heights of door openings.

A further object of the invention is to provide,

in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a door structure of the class referred to including a hinge unit and an adjustable unit and withsaid units having coacting means to provide for the adjusting of one relative to the other to compensate for door openings of different widths and for maintaining the units in adjusted relation. A further object of the invention is to provide, a manner as hereinafter set forth, a door structureof the class referred to including a hinge unit and a door unit and with means coacting with said units for adjusting the length .of these latter to compensate for door openings or different heights.

Further objects o'fthe invention are to provide, in a'manner as hereinafter set forth, a door structure of the hinged adjustable type .which is simple in its construction and arrange- 'i'nent, strong, durable, quickly adjusted and detachably secured in its adjusted position, readily installed with respect to a door opening, thor-. :oughly efiicient in its use and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

,With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more specifically described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown embodiments of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifficationsmay be resorted to which fall Within .the scope of the invention as claimed.

' In the drawings:

Figure '1 is a front elevation, broken away, of thedoor structure illustrating it in full lines in non-adjusted position and in dotted lines in adjusted position relative to width and length,

, Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the door structure illustrating it in full lines in non-adjusted position and in dotted lines in adjusted relation to width and length,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in front eleva- -tion of the upper portion of the door'structure .upon an enlarged scale,

' Figure 4 is an exploded fragmentary view in frontelevation of the lower portion of the door structure upon an enlarged scale,

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5, Figure 1, v upon an enlarged scale,

Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6, Figure 1 upon an enlarged scale, Figure 7 is a section on line |-1, Figure 3, Figure 8 is a section on line 8-8, Figure 7, Figure 9 is a section on line 9 9, Figure 3,

FigurelO is a section on line ll0 Figure 2, upon an enlarged scale with the cover plate and handle grip not shown.

Figure 11 is a section on line I |-|I I, Figure 10,

Figure 12 is a section on line |2 l2, Figure 3,

Figure 1 3 is a section on line l3l3, Figure 3, Figure 14: is a section on line M-Hl, Figure 4,

' Figure 15 is a section on line |I5, Figure 4, Figure 16 is a sectionon line Hi -l6, Figure 15, Figure:,'17 is a section on line 11-41, Figure 15,

Figure 18 is a section on line l8-l8, Figure 4,

Figure 19 isa s ection on line l9--l9, Figure fl, Figure 20 is a fragmentary View in front elevation illustrating the holding barbs for the screen,

Figure 21 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Figure 20, I

Figure 22 is a section on line 2222, Figure 20,

Figure 23 is a front elevation of a modified .formof doorstructurev in accordance with this invention,

Figure 24 is a section online 24-44, Figure 23 upon an enlarged scale,

Figure 25 is a section on line 2525, Figure 23 ,upon an enlarged scale,

L Figure 26 is a vertical sectional view of still another modified form of door structure in accordance with this invention,

.Figure 2 7-is a section on line 21-21, Figure 4, .and Figure 28 is a section on line 2828, Figure 1 upon an-enlarged scale.

The door structure may be hinged at the left thereof and adjusted as to Width at the right, or .it may be hinged atthe right thereof and adjusted as to width from the left. The door structure is shownby Way of example as being hinged at the left and adjusted as to width at the rig-ht thereof.

, With reference to Figures 1 to 22, the door structure includes a body unit 21 (Figures 1 and 2) which also constitutes a carrier for the units employed to adjust the structure as to Width and length. 'The unit 21 is of rectangular contour and is formed lengthwise thereof with an opening "28 across which extends a reticulated panel or s'cr'een 29' (Figures 1, 2, 3, 9, and 11). The

upper and lower end walls 3i], 3! respectively of the opening 28 are oppositely outwardly inclined. The unit 27 is constructed of sheet metal of the desired gauge and has anchored to its outer face at the left thereof the leaves 32 of upper, intermediate and lower superposed hinges 33. The other leaves of the hinges 33, indicated at 34 extend laterally from the left side edge of the unit 27 and are adapted to be fixedly secured to a wall or other support in proximity to a door opening in such wall or support.

The unit 2'! includes an inner side member 35 (Figures 1 and 2) substantially of strap-like form provided with two spaced pairs of spaced reinforcing ribs 36 lengthwise of its outer face.

The side member has its inner face in proximity to its inner lengthwise edge formed lengthwise thereof with a rib 3'! extending from a point in proximity to the end wall of opening 28 to a point in proximity 'to the end wall 3| of such opening. The ribs and 31 in transverse cross section are rounded and are struck from the side member 35. The unit 27 includes upper and lower oppositely disposed flat plate-like end members 38, 39 (Figures 1 and 2 substantially of right angled triangular contour. The width of member 38 is less than that of member 39. The member 38 on its outer face in proximity to its top edge is formed with a pair of spaced transversely extending ribs 48 (Figures 1 and 3) of a length less than the width of such member. The member 39 on its outer face is formed with a pair of spaced transversely extending ribs 4| (Figure 1) of less length than the width. of member 39 and spaced from the top and bottom edges thereof. The member 38 on its inner face, in proximity to its lower edge is formed with a rib 42 (Figures 1 and 4) disposed at an inclination corresponding to the inclination of the said lower edge. The member 39 on its inner face in proximity to its upper edge, the latter being disposed at an inclination, is provided with a rib 43 (Figure 1) extending at an inclination corresponding to the inclination of the said upper edge. The ribs 4!], 41 are horizontally disposed. The ribs 40, 4|, 42 and 43 are rounded in transverse cross section and struck from said end members. The ribs are disposed in parallelism; the ribs 4| are disposed in parallelism, The ribs 4! centrally thereof are cut out to form openings 44 (Figure 15) for a purpose to be referred to. .The member 38 has its top formed with an inwardly extending flange 45 (Figure 12) terminating in a reinforcement 4%. The member 35 (Figures 5 and 6) has its outer lengthwise edge provided with an inwardly extending flange 47 terminating at its inner end into a reinforcement 43. The members 38 and 39 abut the flange 4'! and are overlapped by the reinforcement 48. Welded to the outer face of the member 35 in proximity to its outer end and extending upon and welded to the member 38 is a facing strip 49 formed on its outer face with'a pair of ribs 50 of the same contour and arrangement as the ribs 40. The members 38, 39 are welded to the inner face of the'member 35.

ginal portion of the panel 29. The barbs 53 are struck from the rib 42, Positioned on the upper marginal portion of the panel 29 is a retainer 54. The member 38 is bent upon itself at its lower edge to prevent the bottom of the member 38 having a sharp edge. The bent portion of the member 38 is indicated at 55 (Figures 3 and 12) and is arranged on the outer face ofsuch member. Extending through the bent portion 55, retainer 54, upper marginal portion of the panel 29 and rib 42 are holdiast means 58 (Figures 2 and 3) for detachably connecting the panel 29 to member 38. The top of member 39 is bent outwardly upon itself as indicated at 51 (Figure 14) to prevent member 39 having a sharp top edge. The lower end marginal portion of panel 29 is positioned on the rib 43 and arranged on such marginal portion is a retainer 58. Extending through portion 51 of member 39, rib 43, lower end marginal portion of. panel 29 and retainer 58 are holdfast means 59 (Figure 2) for detachably connecting panel 29 to member 39.

Secured to the inner faces of members 38, 39 by welding or otherwise, are the ends of a hollow support 6b of semi-circular cross-section. The other side marginal portion of the panel 29 is arranged upon the support 66 and'positioned upon such marginal portion of panel 29 is a retainer 6E. The said other side marginal portion of panel 29, support and retainer Bl are secured together by holdfast devices 82 whereby the panel 29 is detachably connected to the support 60.

The door structure includes an adjustable unit 53 for adjusting the width of the door structure and formed of sheet metal, The unit 63 includes a body part $4 of strap-like form and of the desired length and width. The outer lengthwise edge of the body part 64 is provided with an inwardly extending flange 65 merging at its inner end into a reinforcement 66.

The body part 54 is formed integral with its inner lengthwise edge in proximity to its upper end with an inwardly extending arm 6'! formed with an opening 68. Secured upon the outer face of the body part 64 and the outer face of the arm 6? (Figure 7) is a cover member 68 provided with a pair'of lengthwise extending parallel ribs 69 which at their inner ends are slidably mounted on the ribs 45. The upper rib 69 has an opening lil which aligns with the openings 68.

inner face of arm 6'! bear against the member 38. The latter is formed with an elongated slot -'H at the inner face of the arm 87.

is adjustably mounted on the unit 2'! and has its upper portion secured in adjusted position by a headed bolt 32 (Figure 7) extending through opening 68 and slot H. The bolt l2 carries a clamping nut it which binds against the rear face of member 68 (Figure 8) for detachably connecting body part 64 to member 38. The body part 54 has its outer face provided lengthwise thereof with an upper pair of parallel reinforcing ribs 74 (Figure 2) and a lower pair of parallel reinforcing ribs '15 lengthwise thereof, The lower ends of the ribs 14 are spaced from the upper ends of the ribs 15. The body part 64 centrally of its inner side edge has an inward extension TB (Figure 1). The unit 63 is formed with a horizontal slot 17 (Figure 10) which is arranged in body part 54 and extension 16. The

slot 1? is aranged between the ribs 74 and 15 (Figure 1). A cover plate 18 is provided for the slot 11 and is welded to the outer face of body The unit 63 I The upper portion of the body part 64 and the respectively in the cover 9|.

part 64 and arm 16.,Welded-orotherwise secured to the outer face of the body part 64 and disposed over the cover plate 18 is a' hand grip 19. t The body part 64 in' proximity to .its lower end has extending inwardly from its inner lengthwise edge an arm '.formed with-an opening. BI (Figure 19). Welded or otherwise secured to the outer face of body part 64 and extension 80 is a cover plate 82 (Figure 4) provided on its outer face with hollow ribs 83, 84 which at their inner ends are slidably mounted on the ribs M (Fig-- ure 4). Rib 83 has an opening 85 which aligns with the opening iii. The member 39 (Figure 19) is formed with a slot 86 positioned at the inner face of the arm 80. Extending through the opening 8| and slot 86 is a headed bolt 81 carrying a clamping nut 88. The lower portion of unit 63 is adjustably mounted 'on' the member 39 a and issecured in its adjusted position bythe bolt 81 and nut 88 which is to bind against the inner face of member 39. The openings 10 and 85 permit of access to the bolts 12, 81 respectively.

The side member 35 of the unit 21 (Figure 1) has welded to its outer face thereof in alignment with the inner end of hinge 33 (Figure 1) an inwardly extending plate 89 formed withribs 90 which are mounted upon the portion of the ribs M. The inner lengthwise edge of the side member 35 centrally thereof has. an inward arm 90 (Figure 5) which aligns with the extension 16 (Figure 2). Secured to the outer face of side rnember and extension 90 is a cover 9I formed 'with openings 92, 93. r v

The door structure includes a lhandle bar consisting of a pair of end terminal. portions 94, 95

.!(Figures 5 and 10) and an inset intermediate por- ;tion 96 (Figures 5 and 10). The terminal portion 94 is secured against the inner face of the side member 35 by holdfast'devices 91, 91 (Figure 5) which align with the openings 92, 93 The. end terminal portion 95 (Figure 10) is of less length than the end terminal portion 94 of the handlebar and is slidably connected to the unit .63 by a headed bolt 99 extending, through the slot 11 (Figure 10) and carrying a clamping nut I00. The bolt 99 extends through the support 60, panel 29 and retainer 0 I. The manner of connecting the handle bar to the unit 63 in a manner as shown in Figure 10 permitsthe adjusting of theunit 63 laterally with respect to the unit 21, when occasion requires. I

The side member 35-of unit 21 corresponds in length to the body'part 64 of unit 63 (Figure 9). Body part 64 is provided at its top with an inwardly extending flange IOI (Figure 13) which terminates at its inner end in a reinforcement I02. The flange IOI and reinforcement I02 overlap the flange 45 and reinforcement 46, but flange WI and reinforcement I02 are slidable relative to flange 45 and reinforcement 46.

The door structure includes a unit I03 (Figures 1 and 4) for adjusting the length thereof and to compensate for the width of the door structure when the latter is adjustable relative to widthby the unit 63. ures 4, 15, 16v and 17 includes a vertical stem I04 which extends through the openings 94 (Figure open at its sides.

The unit I03 with referance to Figtical section, closed I at its top and bottom and I with reinforcing ribs I08. Carried by the cuff I01 is a pair of laterally extending oppositely disposed plates I09, I10. Plate I09 is of less length than plate I I0. and has an end portion I09? thereof extending-into cuff I01 and fixedly secured thereto in any suitable manner. The outer end of plate I09 (Figure 17) is inwardly flanged as at III (Figure 28) and overlaps and slidably engages with the inwardly extending flange 91 on the outer-side edge of the side member 35 of unit 21 (Figure 15). The plate I I0 is adjustable laterally with respect to the cuff I01. The'adjustment .of. the plate H0 is had simultaneously with the adjustment of the unit-63 (Figures 1 and 13). The outer end of plate IIO (Figure 15) is formed with an inwardly extendingfiange H3 (Figure 27) which overlaps and slidably engages with the fiange65 of theunit 63 (Figure 1 The cuif I01 and plates I09, IIO are arranged against the outer face of member 38 of unit '21 (Figure 2). The member 38 of'unit 21- has an opening H4 (Figure 16). Extending through. slot I06 and opening H4 is a headed bolt H5 provided with a clamping nut I I6. Slot I06 (Figures 1 and 18) permits of the unit I03 being extended in a direction to increase the length of the. door v structure.

The bolt H5 and nut H6 coact to de- The front of cuff. I01 is formed tachably secureunit 103 in its adjusted or its 30 normal position.. The plates I09 and -IIO-are formed with reinforcing ribs I I1 (Figure 18).

Referring to Figures 23, 24 and 25, a modified form of adjustable door structure in accordance with this invention is illustrated and includes a body unit I I8, a unit I I9 for increasing the width of the door structure and a unit, I26 for increasing the length of the door structure. The unit H0 is formed of two sections I2i, I22. The section I22 extends inwardly from the inner lengthwise edge of section I2I. The sections IZI, I22 of unit I I8 are formed with stamped out portions thereof to provide superposed spaced panels I23. UnitfI I8 has extending laterally from its outer lengthwise edge superposed spaced hinges I29; i The unit H8 hasa portion H0 thereof slidably mounted on the section I22 of unit I I8. 5 I9 is formed with stamped out portions I25 which are slidably mounted on panels I23. .II8 and IIS are provided with means for ad- The unit The units justably connecting them together and the said means corresponds to the means illustrated and described for connecting the units 2'1 and 63 to- .g ether.

manner as the unit I03 referred to and is ar--.

The unit I20 is constructed in the same ranged relatively to the units H0, H9 in the same manner as the unit I03 is arranged to units Z'I-and 63. The door structure shown in Figure 23 is an all metal construction and the reticulated panel is disposed with. The section I22 of unit II8 is formed of an upper portion I26, an intermediate portion I21 and a lower portion I23.

The said portions I26, I21 are welded together.

The lower end of the portion I21 is arranged relatively to the portion I20 in the same manner as the upper part of .the portion I21 is arranged relativeto the portion I26. The section I2I of unit I18 is provided with lengthwise extending reinforcing ribs and the unit II9 is also provided with. lengthwise extending reinforcing ribs.

The said ribs of the said units are indicated at I29 and are set up in the same manner as the lengthwise extending ribs of the units 21 and 03.

Inreference to Figure 26, a modified form of same construction as that illustrated with respect to the form shown by Figures 1 to 22, with this exception, that in lieu of employing the reticulated panel 29, a transparent or translucent panel 539 reinforced throughout by an embedded metallic reticulated member is employed. The panel I36 extends across and is arranged rearwardly of the opening i3! and the unit I32 which corresponds to the unit 27. The inwardly extending ribs on the unit I32 are indicated at I33. The ribs l33 correspond to the ribs 42, 43 on the members 33, 39. The panel I39 is mounted in a frame 686 and said panel is detachably secured to the ribs M3 by the holdfast device I35. Otherwise than that as stated the form of door structure shown in Figure 26 will be the same as that shown in Figures 1 and 2.

What I claim is:

l. A door structure comprising a unit adapted to have one side thereof hinged to a support, an adjustable unit for increasing the width of the door structure, said adjustable unit slidably engaging with saidhinged unit, said units including coacting means for detachably securing the adjustable unit in normal and adjusted positions including mutually engaging slidable and securing ribs, an adjustable lower unit for increasing the length of the door structure, said lower unit including parts slidably engaging with said hinged and adjustable units, one of said parts being bodily movable with said adjustable unit, and said hinged and lower units having coacting means for maintaining the lower unit in normal and adjusted positions including an upstanding stern and an upwardly bent lower portion thereof for engaging parts of the sliding structures.

2. In an adjustable door structure, a body unit, a laterally adjustable unit positioned against the outer face of one side of the body unit, said units having coacting means for detachably securing the adjustable unit in normal and adjusted positions, a vertically adjustable stem adjusted independent of said units, slidably coupled against the outer face of the lower portionof the body unit and terminating at its lower end into the closed top of an upstanding cuff, a plate fixed to, extending laterally from one side of the cufi and slidably engaging with one side edge of the body unit, a slidableplate carried by and extending laterally from the other side of said cuff and provided with means for coupling it to the outer side edge of the adjustable unit to provide for such plate bodily moving with the adjustable unit, and said body unit and stem having coacting means for detachably securing the stem in normal and adjusted positions.

3. In an adjustable door structure, a body unit formed of a side member and a pair of spaced end members, an adjustable unit slidably engaging with one and adjustab-ly secured to both of the end members, including mutually engaging slidable and securing ribs, a vertically adjustable stem interengaging with the front of the lower portion of and detachably secured to said body unit, a cuff closed at its top and bottom and open at its sides, the top of thecuff being connected to the bottom of said stem, a plate fixed at its inner end to and extending laterally from one side of the cuff and having its outer end provided with means slidably engaging with one side edge of the body unit, and a shiftable plate slidably mounted in and extending laterally from the other side of said cuff and having its outer end provided with means slidably engaging in the outer side edge of saidadjustable unit.

4. An adjustable door structure comprising a unit adapted to have its inner side hinged to a support and including an inner side member and top and bottom members secured to and extending laterally with respect to the inner side edge of said side member, an adjustable unit for increasing the width of the door structure and including an outer side member having extending from its inner lengthwise edge, upper and lower parts opposing the outer faces of and being of materially less length than said top and bottom members, the upper end of said top member and the'upper end of said outer side member having inwardly extending coacting means for slidably connecting the outer side member to and for suspending it from said top member, said upper part and top member having coacting means to provide a pair of spaced parallelhorizontal guides for said outer side member, said lower part and bottom member having coacting means to provide a pair of spaced parallel horizontal guides for said outer side member, means coacting with a guide of each pair of guides for slidably connecting said outer side member to and for'securing in its adjusted position with respect to the hinged unit, areticulated panel having upper, lower, and inner side marginal portions connected with said inner side and top and bottom members, and means independent of the outer side member for connecting the outer side marginal portion of said panel with said top and bottom members.

5. In a door structure of that type having a vertical element of strap-like form for adjusting the width thereof, the said structure including a hinged rectangular body unit constituting a carrier adapted for horizontally slidably suspending on one side of the front thereof the said element, said body unit formed of an inner side;

member substantially of strap-like form having its outer lengthwise edge formed throughout with an inwardly extending flange, top and bottom members of'plate-like form disposed in spaced relation, having their inner side portions secured,

to the inner face of and extending laterally from the inner lengthwise edge of said side member, said top and bottom members being of a width to have their outer side portions extend under said element, the top edge of the said top member,-

being formed with an inwardly extending flange for slidably connecting said element thereto and for suspending the latter, said top and bottom members formed with offset horizontal superposed guides for said element, means coacting,; 5 5

with said top and bottom members and with certain of said guides for releasably and adjustably securing said element to said top and bottom members, and a reticulated member having its top and bottom portions secured respectively to said top and bottom members, its inner side portion to said side member and being of a width to have its outer side extended under said element, said top and bottom members being substantially of right angled triangular contour and oppositely" disposed, said top member being so arranged to provide its inclined edge at its bottom, said bottom member being so arranged to provide its inclined edge at its top.

6. In an adjustable door structure, an upstandthe latter, said outer side member being formedwith upper and lower inwardly extending horizontal parts of less length than and for overlapping the outer faces of said top and bottom members, each of said parts being apertured, said top and bottom members formed with slots aligning with the apertures in said parts, said top and bottom members and said parts having coacting portions to provide superposed spaced horizontally disposed guides for said outer side member, said inner and outer side members having their outer lengthwise edges formed throughout with inwardly extending flanges, said top and bottom members being substantially of right angled triangular contour and oppositely disposed, a rectangular reticulated panel having the top, bottom, inner side and outer side parts thereof opposing the inner faces of said top, bot-,

tom, inner side and outer side members, the said parts of said panel having portions ofisetwith respect to the remaining portions thereof, means for securing said ofiset portions of said top, bottom and inner side parts of said panel to said top, bottom and inner side members, and means for securing the offset portion of the outer side part of said panel with said top and bottom members.

ARTHUR A. VAN A'I'IA. 

